Attending the meeting were Im Jong Hyok, chairman of the Central Standing Council of the Association, and its members, students of Korean University and members of the Union of Korean Students in Japan.

Read out at the meeting was a congratulatory message sent by the State Commission of Science and Technology of the DPRK and congratulations of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.

Im Jong Hyok gave a lecture to mark the anniversary.

He referred to the proud activities of the association such as scientific meetings and special lectures at schools at all levels after its formation.

He said with great pride that the association has contributed to the prosperity of the homeland with its scientific and technological successes under the guidance of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il and the loving care of the homeland for sixty years, and called upon the scientists and technologists to devote themselves to developing the association with patriotic zeal with the 60th anniversary as a momentum.

On the same day there took place scientific meetings of mathematics, physics, chemistry, 5G communications and development of robots, etc.

A reception was given to mark the anniversary after the meeting.